Friday 1 September 2000

It was Friday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was Bill Clinton (Democratic).
In that special week of September people in US were listening to Doesn't Really Matter by Janet.
In UK 7 Days by Craig David was in the top 5 hits.
Bring It On, directed by Peyton Reed, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2000
while Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Argai: The Prophecy.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Delta Warp or Diablo II.
But much more happened that day: find out below..

Books

In Winter Solstice Rosamunde Pilcher brings her readers into the lives of five very different people....Elfrida Phipps, once of London's stage, moved to the English village of Dibton in hopes of making a new life for herself.

The decomposed remains of a stowaway lead Dr. Kay Scarpetta on an international search to Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon, France—and on a mission that will pull her in two opposite directions: toward protecting her career or toward the truth.

A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about his hilarious attempt to learn French.